You are correct - nondependent is *only* for divorced or separated parent that have not lived together at any time dire the last 6 months of the year. Even when correct, you would still be a dependent because non-dependent on one parents tax return implies that you are a dependent on the other parents tax return. In this case it would seem to be a data entry error.
Unless you paid *more* than half of your own support for the year, you can be a dependent. You are not allowed to claim yourself even if your parents do not claim you.
See IRS Pub 17 Personal Exemptions - Your Own Exemption
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You can take one exemption for yourself unless you can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. If another taxpayer is entitled to claim you as a dependent, you can’t take an exemption for yourself even if the other taxpayer doesn't actually claim you as a dependent.
Your parents, if using TurboTax, probably gave a wrong answer to the "custody" questions that does not apply to married persons living together. They should delete you as a dependent and re-enter paying close attention to the questions. Yiu should be a dependent, not a non-dependent.
[** only refers to this situation - there are cases such as a disabled child older than age 18 (or 23 if student) where non-dependt allows claiming the EIC beyond the normal cut off age, but that does not apply here]
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